GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |
| eventual | contingent |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| din | a loud continued noise |
| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |